Five (2016 film)

Five is a 2016 French comedy film, written and directed by Igor Gotesman and starring Pierre Niney.

Five
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIgor Gotesman
Produced byFrançois Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Written byIgor Gotesman
StarringPierre Niney
François Civil
Igor Gotesman
Margot Bancilhon
Idrissa Hanrot
Music byGush
CinematographyJulien Roux
Edited byStephan Couturier
Production
company
Les Films du Kiosque
Cinefrance 1888
France 2 Cinéma
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release date
  • 30 March 2016 (2016-03-30) (France)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$6.6 million[1]
Box office$5.5 million[2]

Plot

The film is about a group of five childhood friends who take up the opportunity to live together in an expensive Paris apartment. In order to fund the group's lifestyle, Pierre Niney's character, Samuel, becomes a drug dealer.

Cast
Pierre Niney speaking at a promotional event for the film

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter compared the film's humour to that of recent American comedies, calling the film "a lively and often rather funny affair, dishing out oodles of sex, drugs and hip-hop, with plenty of below-the-belt humor a l’americaine. Indeed, Five simply wouldn’t exist without The Hangover, Neighbors and Superbad," and adding, "Five never manages to convince in the plot department, though it moves so fast we barely have any time to think about it."[3]

The film has received mixed reviews in the French-language press. L'Obs criticised the film's casting and its crass humour,[4] while Les Inrocks criticised the film for its attitude towards the characters' lifestyle and for its consumerism.[5] Télérama, by contrast, described the film as well written, singling out the performances of Pierre Niney and François Civil for particular praise;[6] L'Express likewise praised these two actors, stating that Civil was the revelation of the film.[7]

References
  1. "Five". JP's Box-Office.
  2. "Five (2016)". Box Office Mojo.
  3. Mintzer, Jorden (31 March 2016). "'Five': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. Malausa, Vincent (31 March 2016). ""Five" avec Pierre Niney : un nanar raté au casting catastrophique". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. Ribeton, Théo (25 March 2016). ""Five": Pierre Niney se perd dans une comédie de fils à papa". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. Odicino, Guillemette (30 March 2016). "Five: La critique lors de la sortie en salle du 30/03/2016". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. Carrière, Christophe (30 March 2016). "Five, les copains d'abord". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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